Saying goodbye to Sarah and Matthew this past week made me long for them to come to CIU and meet people here... or have people from CIU go up and meet Sarah and Matthew. Basically, I was longing for everyone I love and care about to be together and unhappy that it won't happen. Until heaven.
It amazes how quickly and easily I get ticked at things that "don't seem right" here on earth - ones I love being huge distances apart and not knowing each other, sins openly committed, disasters that sweep in and destroy. Yet rarely do I realize that these cultivate a longing for things to be better, for God and for heaven. And that is not a bad desire.
Being reminded we live in a fallen world is essential. It keeps us from putting out hope and security here. We have something much better to look forward to and that should give all Christians great hope. While we wait, we can seek to usher in the kingdom of heaven through being Christ's hands and feet - loving the poor, sharing the gospel, etc. - but having those longings for something better should cause us to be reminded that there is so much more to come.
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